install apache from source

Installing apache

http://httpd.apache.org/

cd /usr/local/src
wget http://apache.techartifact.com/mirror//httpd/httpd-2.2.24.tar.gz
tar -zxvf httpd-2.2.24.tar.gz
cd httpd-2.2.24
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-vhost-alias --enable-rewrite --enable-info
make
make install

Copy init file and make apache start at boot

cp build/rpm/httpd.init /etc/init.d/httpd
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/httpd

Make Apache start on boot

chkconfig --add httpd
chkconfig --level 35 httpd on

Create Symlink

cd /etc
mv httpd httpd_old
ln -s /usr/local/apache/ httpd
cd /usr/sbin/
ln -fs /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd 
ln -fs /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl
cd /var/log
rm -rf httpd/
ln -s /usr/local/apache/logs httpd
/etc/init.d/httpd start

START / STOP SERVICE

service httpd restart
service httpd start
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl stop
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl status
/etc/init.d/httpd start
/etc/init.d/httpd stop
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

To find runing process with pgrep

pgrep httpd

Apache Configuration File

vi /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

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